He's now the underdog in the heavily GOP district against the Democratic nominee, Elizabeth Colbert Busch.

So Sanford is invoking the Alamo in his struggle to return to Congress:

"In March of 1863, there was similarly little time. A South Carolinian by the name of William Travis drew a line in the sand with his sword and simply asked those who would stay and fight, to cross it. His efforts, and that of those who died with him there at the Alamo, ultimately inspired Texans to come to the aid of their brethren and defeat Santa Anna's army though they were outnumbered at the onset by six to one. I'm outnumbered right now, but will fight to the end toward freedom and financial sanity in Washington so important to sustaining it. I'd ask you to cross the like and fight with me."

Then again, Sanford's historical error might be the least of his problems. A Washington, D.C., fundraiser for Sanford with the Republican members of the South Carolina delegation was canceled last week, according to The Daily Caller.

Disclosure: The author of this post is the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of a Texas revolutionary who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto and helped capture Santa Anna.